Jagan - the rise of an ambitious politician

Thrust into political limelight after the death of his father YSR in an air crash last year, Yeduguri Sandinti Jaganmohan Reddy never hid his ambition to become the chief minister of Andhra Pradesh, fuelling troubles for both the faction-ridden state Congress unit and party high command with his defiant attitude.

From a businessman to a Lok Sabha MP from his family pocket-borough of Kadapa, his rise was meteoric -- thanks to his father late Y S Rajasekhara Reddy's legacy and his popularity in Andhra Pradesh.

The 37-year-old, who maintained a low profile till his father's death despite becoming an MP, was forced to plunge into active politics by his father's supporters in the party.

Text: PTI

Image:Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy along with his mother Vijay Lakshmi respond to the supporters after resigning from Congress Party and the Lok Sabha, at his residence in Hyderabad on Monday, Nov 29, 2010. (Photographs copyright PTI)